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[Robison]

I am trying to evaluate TestStand and FPGA for the purpose of understanding, HOW and IF, the FPGA can be used during tests, using an embedded controller, for general purpose DIO,
----AND----
to download code to the DUT flash (via protocol)
----OR----
control DUT DACs and ADCs via required protocol.

I got the above error while looking at FPGA examples.

Is the error caused by the fact that I do not have the FPGA software, and if so, How do I get an eval version of the FPGA software, and, can I evaluate examples before I get the loaner FPGA, PXI chassis, controller, etc?

[Christian_L]

From your brief description it sounds like the LabVIEW FPGA module and the RIO hardware would be a good choice for your application. At run-time you can download different personalities (configurations) to the FPGA, so you can change the behavior of the RIO card for each of the test steps. Of course you can include multiple functionalities (e.g. general purpose DIO and downloading code to your DUT) at the same time. The only limitation is the amount of space available on the FPGA compared to the complexity of the VI to be downloaded onto the FPGA.

At what specific step did you get this error? Were you trying to run some of the examples? To be able to run the examples you will need the LabVIEW FPGA module. Please contact your local field sales engineer to get a loaner copy as there is no evaluation version available at this time. If you have the LabVIEW FPGA module installed, you can run the examples in emulation mode on your desktop or PXI controller without having the RIO hardware installed in your system.

You can open and view the LabVIEW FPGA examples (but not run them) without the LabVIEW FPGA module by installing the NI-RIO driver on top of you regular installation of LabVIEW. This driver will add a few necessary components (FPGA Interface functions for LabVIEW) to your installation to be able to view the complete examples.

NI-RIO

I hope this information helps in your evaluation.

Christian L
NI Consulting Services

[Robison]

Christian, thank you for your help.

I received the error when I tried to view the diagram of the "RS-232 Interface Using the LabVIEW FPGA module" example on the NI Web. The error may have been caused by the lack of FPGA SW or more probably due to not reinstalling NI SW after an upgrade from Win 98 to Win 2000. The NI-RIO driver and emulation mode (if I get the SW) are excellent suggestions and your FPGA space available concern was right on regarding my need to download large images to DUT flash. Also, the FPGA can not support both download and general DIO requirements.

I have discussed my problems and questions with NIs Robert Jackson and John Shoust, and we are currently looking at NI-6534/5 high speed DIO boards.

Regards, Robison